Paphos People

I have been out to see Ms Debonair tonight at the afore mentioned bar and was charged a wopping E2.40 for a small bottle of sparkling water and the same for a small bottle of bitter lemon i mean come on and they wonder why the tourists are coming all inclusive

I agree Brian, when will they learn

Not many people about so what do they do - put their prices up..........

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Molly

Treat others as you want to be treated

Apparently that new Lineker's Bar had an opening offer last week on beer - €4/bottle! Aren't you supposed to get people in, not put them off before they step foot in the place?!

If it gets the reputation of the same bar in Tenerife it'll be rife with timeshare, plastered all over the News of the World and best to miss!

DD

So what is the general prices of a bottle of sparkling water at Paphos' other esteemed establishments.

In general what is the price range of :
Bottled waters,
Beers
Draft beers,
Spirits,
Wines.

Try to kepp to the tourist areas and restaurants to see who provides great value for money.

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Straight talking, no Gimmicks.

Live your dreams.

A friend of mine went in there the other night, they tried to charge him 8€ for a vodka and coke ..

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REACH 1000`s of PAPHOS CUSTOMERS EVERY DAY FOR A FRACTION OF WHAT THE OTHERS CHARGE
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Whilst the optimist and the pessimist argued that the whisky glass was either half full
or half empty ? .
I drank it .....
The opportunist..

bottled water 1.20 (1/2 litre), large bottled beer 2.40, draught beer 2.30 (except in happy hour when it's 1.80), house spirits 2.30 for a double measure, house wine 2.50 per glass, bottled wine 3.10 a glass.

Rents on TOTK ain't cheap, but I have an aversion to taking advantage of my customers.

Lesley

Well done Lesley!

Alan

Agree Lesley need to turn over a profit but not rip off punters

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ALWAYS MOVE FORWARD

Lesley I wish more people had your sensible attitude, well done you!

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And the Oscar goes to........

We went in Linnekers bar on Saturday 12th and said we wouldn't pay tourist rates. Got bottles of Carlsberg 2 Euro each, glass of wine 1.25 and small bottle of water 1.25

You guys have nothing to worry about ... last night @ 'Beach Bar La Playa' next to 'Riccos' ... €4 a 330ml can of Carlsberg, €5 healthy splash of vodka with half a can of Redbull and a half a glass of ice.[/ends thread]

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My opinion; worth price charged.

Isn't the dilemma for the bar owners, when putting on entertainment - do you keep your normal prices and hope that customer volume will pay for the entertainment, or do you have an entertainment night pricing policy to ensure the freeloaders are not having a good night out at your expense?
Never having been a bar owner, I think I would opt for the latter, but with a moderate price increase to ensure the regular clientele didn't feel they were being ripped off.

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Wolfie

We have regular entertainment on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. We put this on in the expectation that the entertainment will bring in 3x as much income as we would get without it. Mostly this works. I don't change my prices for these events. If we have a big do in the courtyard, I expect to recoup costs by selling tickets, but I do spread the load by negotiation with the entertainers, who will take a percentage of the ticket money rather than a preset fee. Again I don't change the prices of the drinks - 1) because it isn't necessary, you make up in volume the amount of profit and 2) I am not permitted to increase the prices on my menu. I can drop the price but not put it up.

Some pubs get round this by having several sets of prices, for example for tourists, locals, cypriots etc, but we don't, partly because I'd never remember what I'm supposed to be charging who.... and partly because I just don't think it's right or fair.

Lesley

Lesley - thanks for the very detailed explanation, I hope you have a good summer and I will continue to drop in whenever I am in your neck of the woods.

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Wolfie